| Case Name | Citation | Year ▲ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibbons v. Gentry | 20 Mo. 468 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Cleland v. Waters | 19 Ga. 35 | 1855 | 1 | Georgia | |
| Patterson v. Edwards | 29 Miss. 67 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Stewart v. Stebbins | 30 Miss. 66 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Lowery v. Craig | 30 Miss. 19 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Leckey v. Bloser | 24 Pa. 401 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Winder v. Smith | 47 N.C. 327 | 1855 | 1 | North Carolina | |
| Brooks v. Miller | 1 Grant 202 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Wright v. Ferrin | 10 La. Ann. 91 | 1855 | 1 | Louisiana | |
| Garner & Neville v. Myrick | 30 Miss. 448 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Turner v. Turner | 30 Miss. 428 | 1855 | 1 | Mississippi | |
| Shiver v. Brock | 55 N.C. 137 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Pleasant v. State | 15 Ark. 624 | 1855 | 0 | Arkansas | |
| State v. Igo | 21 Mo. 459 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Clarke v. Perry | 5 Cal. 58 | 1855 | 1 | California | |
| Poorman v. Kilgore | 26 Pa. 365 | 1855 | 1 | Pennsylvania | |
| Tooley v. Lucas | 48 N.C. 146 | 1855 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Wilkins v. Allen | 59 U.S. 385 | 1855 | 1 | United States | |
| Beatie v. Butler | 21 Mo. 313 | 1855 | 1 | Missouri | |
| Knight v. Oliver | 53 Va. 33 | 1855 | 0 | SC of Appeals VA |